Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 1.22.27

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कासश्वासससीत्कारा दुःखधूमतमोमयी ।
जराज्वाला ज्वलत्येषा यस्यासौ दग्ध एव हि ॥ २७ ॥

kāsaśvāsasasītkārā duḥkhadhūmatamomayī |
jarājvālā jvalatyeṣā yasyāsau dagdha eva hi || 27 ||

Dotage as an inward flame consumes the living body as a wet log of wood, which thereupon emits its hissing sounds of hiccough and hard breathing, and sends up the gloomy fumes of woe and sighs.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.22.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Duhkha, Dhuma, Tamomayi, Jara, Jvala, Jvalat, Esha, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Asi, Asu, Adah, Dagdhri, Dagdha, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.22.27). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “kāsaśvāsasasītkārā duḥkhadhūmatamomayī ”
Cannot analyse kāsaśvāsasasītkārā*du
duḥkha -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhūma -
dhūma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tamomayī -
tamomayī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
Line 2: “jarājvālā jvalatyeṣā yasyāsau dagdha eva hi ”
jarā -
jarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
jvālā* -
jvāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jvālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jvalatye -
jvalat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jvalat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√jval -> jvalat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √jval class 1 verb]

√jval -> jvalat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [locative single from √jval class 1 verb]

√jval (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
eṣā -
eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
yasyā -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

yasyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
dagdha* -
dagdhṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

dagdha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]